{Little Things to Love}

 I have seen quite a few things to love posts out there in blog land.  Kerri has her Friday Favorites and Nicolle is always recommending great new recipes and favorite finds.  So I thought I would give it a try.

Here are just a few of my little things to love.

Stumbled into this kitchen the other day.  All I can say is WOW...when can I move in?!  I love everything about it from the wallpaper to the curtains to the art.  I also love that it has dark cabinets.  Most of the kitchens I have been loving lately have all been light and bright.  This one gives me hope that a darker kitchen can still be fun, colorful and whimsical.

I'm not really a perfume kind of girl.  I  haven't had a "signature scent"  since before the girls were born. I wore this one years ago and when my on-line order was messed up a few months back, they sent me a small size...for free!  Yeah me!  I am falling in love with the scent all over again.  It is light, fresh and different.  

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Do you remember this wreath?  Just love Kim and her blog don't you?  I have all the goodies I need to make one of my very own.  Maybe a new wreath on my front door is one more little change that will surely bring spring a knockin'.

Soy candles are my all time fav. I splurged last week and bought this one.  It is WONDERFUL.  The scent is described as: "tropical fruits, sugared oranges, lemons, and limes, redolent with lightly exotic mountain greens"...yeah I would say that just about sums it up! It is heavenly and so far after a week it is burning beautifully.  It promises over 80 hours of fragrance. I'll keep you posted.

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Dave made this bread on Tuesday.  He made 4 loaves.  We shared two and devoured two in about three days. And speaking of home baked goodness, we are hoping to make these this weekend.
Wanna come over for breakfast?

What have you been loving lately?

Have a happy weekend,

Cindy

{Change}

They say change is good right?  Well, lately I have been walking around our home looking at the same old things in the same old places and wanting to take it all down, and start over.  Ever feel that way? I'm not talking big changes like tearing down walls or even repainting, just freshening things up a bit and maybe updating my style along the way.  

Our little bookcase in the kitchen eat in area was a perfect place to start.   Some of these things have been in practically the same places since we lived in FL...now that is just plain sad!

I wanted to lighten up the bookcase a bit but painting required more effort and patience then I had at the moment, so I decided to take the shelves out and cover the back with wrapping paper instead.  

Easy, inexpensive and done in one day.  My perfect kind of project.

I began filling it with only the things I really loved.  Projects made by the girls.  Inspirational quotes and things we actuallly use every day. It also became a great place to store some of our art supplies that up until now have been locked in a cabinet away from little hands.  But guess what...the big hands didn't reach for them as much either so it was time they found their way back into our everyday.

I also added some books and things on the lower shelves for Aubrey to play with while we are doing homework and working in the kitchen.  She loves this little area.

 Today Aubrey and I headed to Target in search of a few more little changes for the eat in area.  We found these new place mats and I moved my pitcher of wild flowers that used to be on the mantle to the kitchen table.

I don't think our kitchen table can get much "springier"

Just tell that to our weather man who is predicting between 4-7 inches over night.

So there you have it.  Hopefully my first of many little changes around here.

What little changes are you dreaming of?

Have a happy night,

Cindy

{Always Remember}

first haircuts

chubby fingers and chubby toes

where's your nose?

how much we can't take our eyes off Elmo